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As the name implies, the premise of End Citizens United is to put a halt to a Supreme Court decision called Citizens United. The passing of Citizens United aided political corruption on many levels. The ruling prevented any spending caps from being placed on non-profit organizations. The ruling favor of Citizens United provided a way for a plethora of "dark money" to enter the political realm. The Supreme Court's 2010 decision led to a significant rise of super PACs. Why is "dark money" given such a name? Simply, because you cannot trace where it came from. Those who donate this type of funding are not required to reveal their source. Many Super PACs keep the information about their funding away from the public.
The main focus of the group is the reform of campaign finances via the passing of a constitutional amendment which would overturn the Supreme Court decision of 2010. In order to amend the constitution, two third of the senate and the house must consent. Additionally, three fourths of states must consent to the ratification. The ECU supports candidates that are pro-reform and operates on grassroot funding. The ECU cannot accept donations greater than $5,000 and has an average donation of $12.
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John Wonderlich is the director of the Sunlight Foundation Group. The non-partisan group pushes for political transparency. According to Wonderlich, getting a constitutional amendment passed is a tall order. Since 1992, there have been no passed amendments. Experts in finance regulation believe that even raising $100 million does not necessarily put you on the path of getting an amendment passed. However, End Citizens United does manage to keep the pressure on Congress.
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Kreisberg Promises More Gorilla Grodd in "The Flash's" Third Season
Following a panel appearance at last weekend's 2016 TCA press event, "Flash" Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that while Gorilla Grodd most likely won't reappear in Season 2, he'll be back in Season 3, most likely for a multi-episode arc.
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"I would liken the Gorilla City thing to Ra's al Ghul. You know, you hear about 'the man from Nanda part' in '[Arrow'] Season 1, and 'the man who showed Malcolm the way,'" Kreisberg told Collider. "And then you met Nyssa, then in Season 3 you met Ra's. So, it's a long-term thing."
Grodd debuted during "The Flash's" first season, though the telepathic gorilla's initial television depiction differed significantly from his comic book counterpart. In Season 2, the villain returned, and hewed more closely to his hyper-intelligent incarnation, having evolved considerably since viewers last saw him. By the end of the episode, Grodd was introduced to another classic DC Comics mainstay, Gorilla City, when he was teleported to earth 2 courtesy of that reality's Harrison Wells.
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Note: This story is for the Gundam SEED LiveJournal theme community, "Endless Future." The basic premise is that one writes a variety of fics based upon a particular character or pairing, based upon a set of 50 'themes.' For the most part, I'm using this for some writing exercises, and to get out a few scraps of ideas that wouldn't otherwise work. Every set I do for any given character or pairing for this thing will follow it's own sense of loose continuity, unless otherwise noted.
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Mu La Flaga - "The Hawk of Endymion"
Part 01 - "Face To Face"
Set #1: Themes #1 (Meeting) & #12 (Father)
Written by Infinity Blade
For all intents and purposes, young Mu La Flaga had never gone without much. His father, Al De Flaga, was one of the wealthiest men in the Atlantic Federation. The respect held for that man in governments from Earth to the colonies was tremendous. One would have believed that any child should've counted himself lucky to have that man as a father.
They would, at any rate, unless they knew everywhere that man's money went. Mu knew. He knew far more things than a child should... About the war weapons that man funneled his money into, and the illegal research, all for the purpose of gaining more wealth and power. That was all that concerned Al De Flaga. That, and nothing else. Not even his own son.
Mu was, certainly, that man's son. Despite everything, however, despite his inherent wealth, despite the fact that he could have anything he wanted... it was only by blood. Were that man to have his way, 'that woman's child' wouldn't even exist. For that matter, if he had his way, 'that woman' would not exist, either.
He did, indeed, know more than a child should. Particularly about his parents' relationship. The only reason Al De Flaga had married Mu's mother was out of convenience and the need to prevent scandal. He was a production of a one night stand with a woman of 'low stature' in comparison to where that man stood in the place of the world. Mu knew it'd been a long time since that man had figured he was 'unfit' to be his heir, and labeled him as a 'weakling.'
It hadn't been always like that. There was a time when it'd been different... but that time had long since passed. He was unsure what had brought about the change in that man's attitude towards him. All Mu knew was that it happened.
Mu knew all of this... and yet, there was a part of him that could care less. Mu knew who he was, and that so long as he kept his goals focused, he would be destined to be a great man. Certainly, far better than that man...
Mu fidgeted as the maid adjusted his shirt in one of the well furnished rooms of the Flaga mansion. He always hated being dressed up like this, much less having to do it and not knowing why. The maid just smiled as Mu heard the door open behind him, giving him a slight push to indicate he should turn around. As soon as he did just that, though, he felt his world stop.
Standing before him was another boy, about his age. Only this boy looked exactly as Al De Flaga had when he was a young boy, from what Mu had seen in photographs. The boy merely smiled, something which somehow sent a shiver up Mu's spine. He extended a hand, and though he was hesitant to do so, Mu cautiously shook it.
"Greetings, brother," the other boy said, and as Mu felt himself freeze upon hearing that word, the boy's grip... tightened. Considerably. "My name is Rey Za Flaga."
Mu jerked his hand away from this 'Rey' person, taking a step back from him. "What are you talking about...? I- I don't have any sort of-"
"Don't disrespect him, Mu," a voice said darkly, and Mu's eyes shot up to find Al De Flaga standing in the doorway.
"'Disrespect him'?" Mu exclaimed. "Dad, who is he? Since when do I have a brother?"
Al only silently walked in, a calm but firm look on his face. He looked at Rey, smiling briefly, before he turned his gaze back to Mu and his expression fell flat. "He is my son. My true son, and you will treat him with the respect that he deserves. Do you understand me, child?"
Mu just stared at the two of them, his mouth agape. Suddenly, he could feel tears welling up, but he held them back.
Rey only continued to smile despite his 'brother's' distressed look. Mu just couldn't take that any longer. Something about that boy's face, something about that smile... all it made Mu want to do is run.
And that's exactly what he did, straight out of the room. He was unsurprised, of course, as Al made no attempts to stop him, and when he looked back...
Rey still continued to smile.
The Flaga mansion was incredibly massive. One could wander around in it for hours and get lost, easily. As such, when Mu found himself running, he couldn't make it through half the household without feeling a little winded. Finally, he found himself content to wander around aimlessly as he pondered on what he had just seen...
The only place that Mu could imagine someone like that would have come from is another affair. He knew his parents didn't truly love each other, and what his father was known for... but there was the boy's age. He couldn't be much older or younger than Mu was himself, so where had he been the whole time? To pop up all of a sudden... how could that man refer to him like that? What was it that made this Rey his 'true son?' It made no sense and did little more than give Mu a headache the more that he thought about it...
On top of everything, that this came so suddenly...
As he wandered, the boy came upon the door to his father's study. He heard voices, one of which being Al De Flaga's. Curiosity getting the better of him, Mu cracked open the door, desperate to hear anything that would shed some light on everything...
Al was speaking to one of the caretakers that took after Mu. "Make sure you educate him and treat him well," the man said, obviously speaking of that other boy. "Whatever you do, don't make him into another weakling..."
Standing there in the dark, one of the boy's hands clenched into a fist. He knew that was what his father thought of him, and had been told as such to his face. Mu knew better, though. He may not have been up to that man's view of 'perfection,' but he knew better...
Then, he felt something. Something inside him. It was a brief feeling, one that he couldn't place, and in the coming days it was such a small detail he wouldn't remember it. But for just a moment, he felt an invisible sort of... pressure around him, and quickly spun around to find Rey standing right behind him.
Quietly, Mu closed the door and then glared at the boy. Rather than simply smiling in the face of his confusion, Rey now smirked. "I do not believe Father would appreciate you spying on him, Brother."
"What's it to you?" Mu snapped, not feeling the need to keep his speech formal, as he normally did in his father's presence.
"My, my," Rey chuckled lightly, his eyes narrowing a tad. Combined with that cocky smirk, it gave the other boy a look that was almost downright sinister. "I don't know why you're so upset, Mu. I merely came to this place to meet my dear brother..."
The sarcasm wasn't lost on Mu, but he didn't reply.
"In truth, I don't like this anymore than you do," Rey said, and the comment almost seemed sincere. "Being what I am, where I am... it's not where I want to be. It's not where I believe we should be."
Mu was certainly an intelligent child, but he was still just a child, and Rey's babbling was starting to lose him. Huffing and waving a hand, Mu turned and began to walk off. "Whatever."
"That man, Al De Flaga," Rey suddenly said, and Mu stopped briefly, glancing back. "Our creator... he truly is a fool, isn't he? To think that he can do all that he does with no repercussions?"
Though it hadn't been his intent, Mu couldn't help but smirk slightly. At least he said something that made sense. "Yeah," he said simply before turning back to walk off once more. "Yeah, he is..."
It happened in the dead of that night.
Mu awoke to people screaming, flames erupting out of every corner of the mansion. Maids rushed him from the burning building, the boy unaware of his parents' fate. Of his newfound 'brother's' whereabouts. He knew nothing.
Even still, he stood there with the crowd of people, watching as his home - his life, burn to the ground.
It didn't take long to realize they were gone forever. That his parents had died, even though it took days of investigation to confirm this.
The body of Rey Za Flaga was never recovered, the boy thought to have been completely incenerated in the fire.
As the years went on, though that first time of feeling it was but a fleeting memory, Mu would still feel a slight 'pressure' every once in awhile...
-End of Part 01
Notes: You can find the LJ community that spawned this here: http // www. Livejournal .com/community/endlessfuture/
Just take out the spaces, since doesn't like internet addresses. :P
The notion of calling Chibi Rau "Rey" was just a random idea I had. Not the most creative thing, but hey.
I also realize that Al De Flaga is cast in a pretty negative light here towards Mu, despite some of the Flaga family photographs we've seen in the show. Just remember that lots of things depend on perspective, and that this is only one of them from a brief period of time.


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Did Miley Cyrus Break Up Robin Thicke And Paula Patton?
Published By: Tara ClemFebruary 26, 2014
I don't think too many people were shocked when the news hit that Robin Thicke and long time wife Paula Patton announced they were separating. Their 20 year relationship has seen alot of bumps, especially with all of the cheating allegations against Robin. But people here now asking, Did Miley Cyrus break up Robin Thicke and Paula Patton? Who could forget t he twerking fiasco at the MTV Video Music Awards? Miley gyrating all over married man Thicke, while his wife sat in the audience being supportive. Although Paula Patton laughed it off and said that their MTV Video Music Award performance was great and "rehearsed", sources are now saying that Paula wasn't so happy about it.
Sources close to the couple have reported to Us Weekly that the Miley Cyrus incident definitely added stress to the marriage.
"The Miley Cyrus fiasco was a big test of their relationship," the insider said of their salacious "We Can't Stop" and "Blurred Lines" mashup. "He asked her to help him out as a friend and a wife, and defend him and the performance. He begged her to speak out for him and be there for him."
"She agreed to be the good wife after he begged and pleaded," the source explained. "Then he asked her to stick with him through awards season, and she agreed. She attended the Grammys with him as a favor."
Paula Patton did what she said she would, she stood by her man, during all of the scandals and even when pictures surfaced of him kissing and groping various woman. Patton even defended Thicke in public. "They rehearsed for three days. Robin told me in advance," Patton said on the "Today" show in September about Cyrus, then 20, twerking with Thicke, 36. "I thought it was great."
But could it be true about miss twerkalicious? Did Miley Cyrus break up Robin Thicke and Paula Patton? Miley hasn't made a statement, but she sure was confident about her performance at the MTV Video music awards. She said she "changed history". Well not only did Miley Cyrus change history, she really could have added to Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's marriage woes. What do you think ladies? Would you be ok with your man publicly grinding on a 20 year old, half naked woman, in front of the World to see? Do you think it could be true that
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The Music Ministry at Unity presents a varied palette of musical offerings to enhance the worship experience. Our music team provides inspiring and reflective songs at each Sunday service. The congregation participates by singing group songs and hymns, meditation responses and The Peace Song. Our music fills the room with energy each Sunday. The vocal selections are carefully chosen each week to coincide with the Sunday message.
Tom Keyes, Music Director
Tom started with Unity of Orange County as the Sound Engineer in April of 2004 after his wife casually mentioned they were looking for one. Since then his involvement with the church has grown to include Singer/Soloist, Audio/Visual Engineer, one-time Webmaster, as well as Music Coordinator and now Music Director. Outside of Unity, Tom has spent years as a vocalist and performer on various stages and various projects, from schools to community theater to the contemporary a cappella scene.
He credits Unity of Orange County with bringing about the renaissance of his life: Through contacts he made from working at Unity, and a continuing study of the principles that Unity teaches each week, he returned to performing late in 2004 after a 7-year hiatus and has continued his personal growth since then to include the founding of the all-vocal band Frequency in 2009.
In 2009 Tom was asked to take on the role of finding and bringing in soloists to perform at services — a role he dearly loves because it allows him to tap into his network of talented friends and work with them further. Unity has hosted TV and film stars as well as some of the best vocal talent in Southern California. Combined with the best instrumentalist team in the land, the music at Unity of Orange County has to be experienced live.
Tom lives in Aliso Viejo with his wife Angie and his three children: Michelle, Autumn, and Gavin. During the week, he is the IT Director of a local insurance general agency, as well as the director of Frequency and a board member of the Contemporary A Cappella Society. He is eternally grateful for the blessing that Unity continues to be in the lives of his family.


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Several weeks back we pointed out that CJ Spiller should be considered a top handcuff because of Fred Jackson's injury history, age, and heavy workload. After Fred Jackson's season ending leg injury, we now have to assess how good Spiller can be as a starting fantasy running back.
Spiller can be Great
CJ Spiller has break away speed. At the 2010 combine, he ran a 4.37 and an "unofficial" 4.28. We have seen that in sprinkles over the least two seasons with a great kick return or an exciting touchdown run in the preseason. If he gets in the open field, Spiller will be tough to catch. As we've seen with some backs over the year, Jamaal Charles and Chris Johnson, all you need is one long distance score.
With Ryan Fitzpatrick and his receivers struggling, Spiller could be a solid check down option, which will possibly increase his overall touches. The Bills receivers are all banged up and have slowed down considerably with the league getting a little more tape on Stevie Johnson and David Nelson.
What may be the biggest thing going for CJ Spiller is the head coach, Chan Gailey. When he was a coach for the Chiefs, he found creative ways to get the ball to Jamaal Charles. The Spiller pick was the first under the Gailey administration and there was even talk that he would be splitting carries with Fred Jackson in the preseason. So the belief and support is there from the coaching staff. Perhaps we'll see more packages featuring his strengths, like screens and draw plays.
Spiller will be another Flashy 3rd down back
Speed kills, but at the NFL level, everyone's got it. If you didn't have fast athletes on an NFL defense, every star college running back would succeed at this level. There lies the main problem for Spiller. His main physical attribute is his speed, but he brings little to the inside running game. This could limit Spiller for overall touchdowns, particularly at the goal line. Watch to see who gets the goal line snaps against the Jets this weekend. Fred Jackson is 6'1, 220 with 4 of his 6 rushing touchdowns coming from 5 yards and in; Spiller is 5'11 and 220. At Clemson, teammate James Davis was the running back delivering the body blows on short yardage situations. Will Johnny White or Tashard Choice play that complimentary role? Neither guy is that much bigger, but Choice has played on goal line packages for both the Cowboys and his brief stint with the Redskins.
Knowing which hole to hit, which block to follow, and when to cut back ultimately makes a running back great. This was probably the main reason why Fred Jackson was the Bills starting running back, and a successful one at that. From all accounts, this is what Spiller is struggling with. The con here is that maybe Spiller needs a rough game or two withALLthe carries, something he is yet to have at this level. Perhaps getting accustomed to the speed of the NFL is what Spiller needs.
After the Jets game, the Bills will play their next 3 out of 4 games at home, against the Titans, Chargers, Broncos, and Dolphins. Spiller's skills translate to all purpose yards versus an efficient fantasy scoring game composed of 2 or 3 carries at the goal line. Thus, if he were to succeed, he needs to be a poor man's Brian Westbrook, breaking off big runs in both the run and passing game, and accumulating a lot of receptions. Because of his size, he probably cannot succeed at the goal line. What he needs to get better at is reading blocks and mastering the timing of the plays. He'll be a low end flex, until he can achieve that.


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Salty Water Made Drinkable in Puerto Rico
PUERTO RICO – The community of La Perla in San Juan, Puerto Rico, sits right on the ocean. But while the 300 families who call La Perla home had a beautiful view of the water, after Hurricane Maria hit the island they had absolutely none to drink.
Operation Blessing arrived in Puerto Rico shortly after the hurricane struck bringing immediate relief in the form of solar lanterns to light up the darkness. After assessing the need for drinking water, OBI procured nine water purification units.
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OBI's team installed one of these desalination units in La Perla, drawing salty water right from the ocean and making it suitable for drinking. Operation Blessing is hard at work identifying locations with the greatest need to install the rest of the units—delivering safe water to the people of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of this historic storm.
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n. The wannabe-black pimp Drexl's (played by Gary Oldman) idea of a holiday where crazy white men can assualt pimps in their place of buisness and get away with it. For Christian Slater, it obviously wasn't White-Boy Day.
Drexl Spivey: "He must have thought it was white boy day. It ain't white boy day, is it?"
Marty: "No man, It ain't white boy day."
Marty: "No man, It ain't white boy day."
by Robert Akins June 02, 2004
n. A metaphorical holiday, upon which crazy white men are able to confront and/or assault pimps in their place of business without fear of negative repercussions.
Look man, ain't no white-boy day. You roll up on my block, better come correct.
by K. Washington July 24, 2016
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Brooks Automation was founded in 1978 initially to develop and market automated substrate handling equipment for semiconductor manufacturing and became a publicly traded company in February 1995. Since, BRKS has grown significantly from a niche supplier of wafer handling robot modules for vacuum-based processes into a broader based supplier of products and services most notably through the consolidation with Helix Technology Corporation in 2005.
Business Overview
Brooks Automation is a leading provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation solutions and is a highly valued business partner to original equipment manufactures (OEM) and equipment users throughout the world. Brooks serves markets where equipment productivity and availability is a critical factor for success, typically in demanding temperature and/or pressure environments. The largest served market is the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Brooks also provides unique solutions to customers in data storage, advanced display, analytical instruments, solar and LED markets. Brooks develops and delivers differentiated solutions that range from proprietary products to highly respected manufacturing services.
Product Segmentation
Brook's products are broken down into critical components, automation systems, and global customer support.
Geograpic Segmentation
Brook's operations in North America include 94.65% of their assets and account for 54.39% of their revenue. This discrepancy is because the vast majority of Brook's overhead (research & development and corporate headquarters) is located within the United States. The Asia-Pacific region contributes 34.26% ($203.17M) of revenue while only consuming 4.83% ($3.08M) of assets. Lastly, their European geographic segment generates 11.34% ($67.26M) of revenues through consuming an insignificant 0.52% ($330K) of assets. It is important to note that in 2007 (before the economic downturn) North America contributed significantly more revenues (66.77% or $495.25M) while consuming more dollar value of assets ($73.56M), which represented a smaller percentage of assets (91.10%). Their Asian Pacific geographic segment produced much less revenues (19.93% or $148.14M) but consumed approximately double the assets (8.20% or $6.63M). Lastly, Europe created more dollar value revenues ($98.86M) and percentage of revenues (13.30%) before the recession before decreasing to current levels, their consumption of firm assets remains relatively even at $560K or 0.69% of assets.
Semiconductor Markets
The primary market Brooks serves is the global semiconductor industry, a highly cyclical industry which has a long term growth profile, both in terms of unit volumes and device complexity. This growth is increasingly focused in Asia, Brooks currently derives 34.26% of revenues form the Asia-Pacific region. The manufacturing process of semiconductor processes demands extremely precise, clean, and controlled environments.The requirement for efficient, higher throughput and extremely clean manufacturing for semiconductor wafer fabs and other high performance electronic-based products has created a substantial market for substrate handling automation (moving the wafers around and between tools in a semiconductor fab), tool automation (the use of robots and modules used in conjunction with and inside process tools that move wafers from station to station), and vacuum systems technology to create and sustain the environment necessary to fabricate various products. The end products for semiconductor devices include computers, telecommunications equipment, automotive, consumer electronics and wireless communications devices.
Downturn Brooks saw a dramatic decrease in both Revenue and EPS with the economic downturn starting 2008 and reversing March 2009.
Growth Opportunities
Semiconductors have drastically increased in complexity the trend is expected to continue. Current semiconductor production can include up to 70 different types of processes and metrology tools, totaling as many as 500 tools or more. Up to 40% of these tools perform processes in a vacuum, such as removing, depositing, or measuring material on wafer surfaces. As the complexity of semiconductors continues to increase, the number of process steps that occur in a vacuum environment also increases, resulting in a greater need for both automation and vacuum technology solutions due to the sensitive handling requirements and increased number of tools.
Brooks has been increasing their presence in global markets outside of the semiconductor industry, primarily expanding their vacuum-related technologies and services. Much like semiconductors, markets such as data storage, advanced flat panel displays, industrial instruments, solar and LED have begun to experience an increasing need for the technologies and services that Brooks provides.
Analyst Coverage
To develop intimate relations with their clients, crucial to brooks because a few customers make up a significant portion of their revenues, brooks offers free training at Brooks University to customers. The first and free class is Safety and Operations offered at brook's corporate headquarters in Chelmsford Mass. Brooks University is a state of the art facility with separate training classrooms for classroom presentations; conducted by Certified Instructors, and an equipment lab for hands on training. In addition to the free training, Brooks Automation offers more in depth courses, including hardware and supplier training, which are priced and scheduled on a customized basis. Brooks hardware training is offered on all Brooks Automation product lines and is offered on a flexible schedule. The formal training programs have been professional designed to provide participants with the theory and hands-on experience to ensure that they are able to confidently work with brooks hardware, software, and controller products. A list of specific training course descriptions is available at Brook's website: http://www.brooks.com/pages/556_course_descriptions.cfm .
Human Resources
Management Team:
Dr. Schwartz is a highly regarded senior executive well known throughout the global semiconductor industry. He began his career at Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, California and over the course of fourteen years he held a number of senior leadership roles including head of Applied's Global Service Business Group and President of their first software business unit. Following Applied, Dr. Schwartz was the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Asyst Technologies, Inc. for eight years.
Martin S. Headley was appointed Executive Vice president and CFO in January 2008.
Serving as a key member of the senior leadership team, Martin plays a central role in developing and implementing the corporate strategic plan, driving operational efficiencies, improving financial performance, and increasing the pace of profitable growth of Brooks. He reports to Stephen S. Schwartz, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to joining Brooks, Mr. Headley was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Teleflex Inc., a $2.6 billion global producer of specialty engineered products. Earlier he was instrumental in the transformation of Roper Industries, Inc. and the North American arm of McKechnie, plc as Chief Financial Officer of each firm. He began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co. serving clients throughout the world for thirteen years.
Mr. Headley is qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom and a Certified Public Accountant in the United States. He has served on various company boards and is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Steven A. Michaud, Senior Vice President & Group General Manager is responsible for all aspects of engineering, product planning, marketing and business operations for Brooks Systems and Components. Michaud reports directly to Stephen S. Schwartz, President & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Michaud joined Brooks Automation in 2005 when the Company completed its acquisition of Helix Technology. During Mr. Michaud's seventeen year career at Helix's CTI-Cryogenics Division he was promoted into positions of increasing responsibility in engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management including an assignment as General Manager of the Granville-Phillips Vacuum Measurement business where he led the integration after it had been acquired by Helix. Since the acquisition in 2005 Mr. Michaud has served Brooks in a number of senior management positions.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Michaud's work resulted in two patent awards for linear drive motor and cryogenic water pump technologies. Mr. Michaud holds a Master of Science Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from the Wentworth Institute of Technology
Bill Montone joined Brooks in October 2005 when the company merged with Helix Technology Corporation as Senior Vice President – Human Resources. In this role, he has worldwide responsibility for talent acquisition/retainment; organizational development; employee relations; compensation & benefits; and training. He reports directly to Stephen S. Schwartz, President & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Montone had served as Vice President of Human Resources at Helix since 1998. During his tenure at Helix, Mr. Montone's responsibilities included many of the same for which he is responsible in his current position.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Montone spent twelve years at A.T. Cross in Lincoln, Rhode Island in a variety of senior human resource roles. He was also head of compensation, benefits and HRIS at Rogers Corporation in Connecticut, where he worked for 8 years.
Mr. Montone holds a Master of Arts in Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island.
Shaun Wilson, Senior Vice President Customer Satisfaction, is responsible for Global Customer Operations (GCO) at Brooks. GCO provides service and repair support for Brooks' global installed base of Critical Components and Systems. Mr. Wilson reports directly to Stephen S. Schwartz, CEO. Prior to joining Brooks in 2008, Mr. Wilson worked for Advanced Energy Industries as Senior Vice President Worldwide Operations, Helix Technology Corporation as VP and General Manager of CTI Cryogenics and at Eaton Corporation (now Axcelis) as Director of Marketing.
Mr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California
Thomas R. Leitzke, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations, is responsible for developing and executing an integrated supply chain strategy, to build a strong operations talent base and lead daily operations. In this position Tom reports directly to Stephen S. Schwartz, CEO. Mr. Leitzke joined Brooks in July 2010 and brings to Brooks significant global sourcing and international experience. He was previously a senior operations executive for Siemens Information Systems, Applied Materials, Inc., Asyst Technologies and Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Mr. Leitzke holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology
Clint Haris, Senior Vice President of the Systems Solutions Group, is responsible for the engineering, marketing and operations of Brooks' vacuum and atmospheric systems. In this position Mr. Haris reports directly to Stephen S. Schwartz, CEO. Since joining Brooks in 2000, Mr. Haris has served in a variety of executive roles across Brooks' Product as well as Services Groups. Prior to Brooks, Mr. Haris worked for Motorola, Inc. where he was a member of the technical staff. At Motorola, Mr. Haris was part of the team responsible for developing 300mm semiconductor manufacturing technology as well as producing the world's first 300mm wafers.
Mr. Haris has over ten patents granted or pending as well as Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees from Cornell University
Sally White was appointed Senior Vice President Brooks Global Services on November 29, 2010. Over the course of 18 years she held a number of business development and leadership roles at Smiths Group PLC. Prior to joining Brooks she held the position of Vice President Global Service Operations at Smiths where she was responsible for leading a team of over 500 service professionals in delivering critical aftermarket services to military, government and commercial customers. Her experience includes international assignments in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Her career includes a tenure with Prime Computer Inc. and a period spent working for the British Government.
Ms. White holds a MS Degree from Thames Valley University in London as well as a Diploma in Business Administration from Bletchley College UK
Jason W. Joseph joined Brooks Automation in March 2011 as vice president, general counsel and secretary, where he is responsible for the Company's legal affairs, including corporate governance, securities, commercial contracts, litigation, compliance and regulatory activities. Mr. Joseph reports to Stephen S. Schwartz, President & Chief Executive Officer. From June 2007 until November 2010, Mr. Joseph served as vice president, general counsel and secretary of Unica Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise marketing management software and services, which was acquired by IBM in October 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Joseph was general counsel and secretary of MapInfo Corporation, a global provider of location intelligence solutions, from December 2003 until April 2007 when MapInfo was acquired by Pitney Bowes. Mr. Joseph also practiced law at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (formerly Hale and Dorr LLP) in Boston.
Mr. Joseph holds a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University Chicago
Board of Directors:
Mr. Joseph R. Martin is the Chairman of the Board at Brooks Automation and has been a director of the Company since June 2001. In addition to serving as a director of the Company Mr. Martin is also a member of the board of Soitec, Inc., a manufacturer of SOI wafers, since 2004, and SynQor, Incorporated, a manufacture of power solutions, since 2002. In June of 2006, Mr. Martin retired as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Office of the Chairman of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, a global supplier of power semiconductors. In 1997, Mr. Martin was one of the two executives that led the spinout of Fairchild Semiconductor from National Semiconductor Corp, and served as Fairchild's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2003. Prior to the Fairchild spinout, Mr. Martin was the Vice President of Finance, Worldwide Operations, for National Semiconductor, from 1989 to 1997, with responsibilities for all operating divisions, manufacturing sites, and corporate financial planning. Previously, Mr. Martin was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and co-founder of VTC Incorporated from 1984 to 1989. Mr. Martin was also with Fairchild Semiconductor from 1979 to 1984, where he held numerous financial positions. Mr. Martin was a member of the board of directors of ChipPAC, Incorporated, a contract semiconductor assembly and test company, from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Martin also serves on the Board of Trustees of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Mr. A. Clinton Allen has been a director of the Company since October 2003. In addition to serving as a director of the Company, Mr. Allen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.C. Allen & Company, an investment banking consulting firm. From 1989 to 2002, Mr. Allen served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Psychemedics Corporation, Inc., a biotechnology company with a proprietary drug testing product, and as Chairman of the Board of Psychemedics from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Allen was Vice Chairman and a director of the DeWolfe Companies, a real estate firm, until it was acquired by Cendant Corporation in September 2002. Additionally, he was a director and member of the executive committee of Swiss Army Brands, maker of Swiss army knives, until it was acquired by Victorinox Corporation in August 2002. Mr. Allen is currently the non-executive chairman and a director of Collectors Universe, a provider of value added services to dealers and collectors. He also serves as a Lead Director of Steinway Musical Instruments Company, a manufacturer of musical instruments; as a director and member of the Executive Committee of LKQ Corporation, a supplier of recycled OEM automotive parts; and a director of Avantair, a provider of fractional aircraft shares for business and personal use
Mr. John K. McGillicuddy has been a director of the Company since October 2003. Mr. McGillicuddy was a partner with the international accounting firm of KPMG LLP, a public accounting firm, from 1975 until his retirement in June 2000. During his tenure with KPMG, he served as an audit partner, SEC reviewing partner and in various management positions. Mr. McGillicuddy is also a member of the board of directors of Watts Water Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of water safety and flow control products, as well as a member of the board of directors of Cabot Corporation, a chemical manufacturer. He is a former chairman of the Better Business Bureau of Massachusetts
Dr. C.S. Park has been a director of the Company since April 2008. Prior to joining Brooks' Board, from September 1996 through February 2000, he served as Chairman, President and CEO of Hyundai Electronics America in San Jose, California. Dr. Park served as President and CEO of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. from March 2000 to May 2002, and from June 2000 to May 2002 he also served as its Chairman. Dr. Park also served as Chairman of Maxtor Corporation from May 1998 until it was acquired by Seagate Technology in 2006. He continues to serve on the Seagate's board of directors. In addition to his corporate experiences, Dr. Park has also served as a Management Consultant at Ernst & Young Consulting Inc. in Seoul, South Korea, as well as a Managing Director, Investment Partner, and Senior Advisor to H&Q Asia Pacific, a private equity firm based in Palo Alto, California. In addition to his current position as a board member at Seagate Technology, Dr. Park also serves on the boards of Computer Sciences Corporation, Ballard Power Systems Inc. and Smart Modular Technologies, Inc
Mr. Pond has a great depth of experience in the semiconductor industry, beginning with Texas Instruments, Inc. in 1968. From June 1996 until May 2005, Mr. Pond was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., one of the largest independent semiconductor companies. He was a director with Fairchild Semiconductor beginning in 1997, and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of that company from March 1997 until June 2006. He has since retired from the Fairchild Board. Prior to Fairchild Semiconductor's separation from National Semiconductor, Mr. Pond had held several executive positions with National Semiconductor, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior executive management positions were with Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, Texas Instruments and Timex Corporation. He also served on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston from January 2004 until January 2007 and since 2005 has been a director of Wright Express Corporation, a leading provider of payment processing and information management services to the U.S. commercial and government vehicle fleet industry. Mr. Pond has also served on the advisory board of the University of Arkansas Engineering School since 1987
Dr. Schorr became a director of the Company on October 26, 2005. He served as Chairman of the Board of Helix Technology Corporation from August 1996 to December 2004. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tech/Ops, Inc., from 1962 to 1987 and Chairman of the Board of that company from 1981 to 1987. In 1987 Tech/Ops was reorganized into three companies: Landauer, Inc., Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc., and Tech/Ops Corporation, of which the former two are publicly owned manufacturers of technology-based products and services, and the latter was a privately owned consulting business that was dissolved in 1999. Dr. Schorr is a director of Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc., where he served as Chairman from 1987 to 2004. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Landauer, Inc., and Tech/Ops Corporation, Inc., from 1987 to 1999
Mr. Woollacott became a director of the Company on October 26, 2005. He is a certified public accountant and was a partner with the accounting firm of KPMG from 1979 until his retirement in September 2002. During his final year at KPMG, he was an engagement partner serving primarily the high technology and healthcare companies in the greater Boston area. He also served as an SEC Reviewing Partner and a Due Diligence Assistance Reviewing Partner. He is currently a board member of William Hart Realty Trust and the Hart Haven Community Association. Mr. Woollacott also serves as Director of Greencore Group PLC, an Irish corporation listed on the Irish Stock Exchange which is an international manufacturer of convenience food and ingredients
Chancellor Wrighton became a director of the Company on October 26, 2005. He has been the Chancellor of Washington University since July 1, 1995. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Florida State University in 1969 and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1972. Prior to becoming chancellor, he was a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 23 years where he served as head of the chemistry department (1987-90), and as provost (1990-95). Chancellor Wrighton has received many awards for his research and scholarly writing, including the distinguished MacArthur Prize. Recognized widely for his research, he is the holder of 14 patents, author of more than 300 research papers, and co-author of the book, Organometallic Photochemistry. Active in public and professional affairs, he has served on numerous governmental panels, including the National Science Board. He is currently a director of Cabot Corporation, a chemical manufacturer, and Corning Incorporated, a manufacturer of specialty glass and ceramics. Wrighton was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society and he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Liquidity At September 30, 2010, Brooks had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities aggregating $142.4 million. This amount was comprised of $59.8 million of cash and cash equivalents, $49.0 million of investments in short-term marketable securities and $33.6 million of investments in long-term marketable securities. Marketable securities are generally readily convertible to cash without an adverse impact.
Cash and cash equivalents were $59.8 million at September 30, 2010, a decrease of $0.2 million from September 30, 2009. This decrease was primarily due to $32.9 million of net purchases of marketable securities, capital expenditures of $3.5 million and purchases of intangible assets of $0.9 million. These decreases were partially offset by $27.9 million of cash provided by operating activities, proceeds from the sale of intellectual property of $7.8 million, proceeds from the sale of common stock through the employee stock purchase plan of $1.2 million and other cash items of $0.2 million.
Cash provided by operating activities was $27.9 million for fiscal year 2010, and was comprised of net income of $59.0 million, which includes $18.1 million of net non-cash related charges such as $18.4 million of depreciation and amortization, $6.6 million of stock-based compensation and $0.9 million of amortization of premiums paid on marketable security purchases which were partially offset by $7.8 million from the gain on sale of intellectual property rights. Further, cash provided by operations was reduced by net increases in working capital of $49.2 million, consisting primarily of $53.2 million of increases in accounts receivable, $31.3 million of increases in inventory and $4.1 million of payments related to restructuring programs implemented in prior years. The increases in accounts receivable and inventory were caused by a 171% increase in revenues for fiscal year 2010 as compared to the prior year. These increases in working capital were partially offset by $39.4 million of increases in accounts payable, $2.5 million of increases in accrued warranty and retrofit costs and $1.5 million of higher deferred revenues. The increases in these liabilities are the result of increased business activities.
Cash used in investing activities was $29.2 million for fiscal year 2010 and was attributable to net purchases of marketable securities of $32.9 million, capital expenditures of $3.5 million and intangible assets of $0.9 million. These uses of cash were partially offset by $7.8 million of proceeds from the sale of intellectual property rights and $0.2 million of proceeds from the sale of a minority interest in a closely-held Swiss public company.
Cash provided by financing activities for fiscal year 2010 was $1.2 million, and is comprised entirely of proceeds from the sale of common stock to employees through the employee stock purchase plan.
At September 30, 2009, Brooks had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities aggregating $110.5 million. This amount was comprised of $60.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, $28.0 million of investments in short-term marketable securities and $22.5 million of investments in long-term marketable securities.
Cash and cash equivalents were $60.0 million at September 30, 2009, a decrease of $50.3 million from September 30, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to $56.5 million of cash used in operating activities and capital expenditures of $11.3 million. These decreases were partially offset by $16.5 million of net maturities of marketable securities.
Cash used in operations was $56.5 million for fiscal year 2009, and was primarily attributable to our net loss of $227.9 million, which included non-cash impairment charges of $107.3 million, depreciation and amortization of $25.9 million, stock-based compensation of $5.8 million, and other non-cash items of $1.6 million. Cash used in operations was partially offset by $30.8 million of changes in working capital which were attributable to our lower revenues, which led to a $30.0 million reduction in accounts receivable and a $21.8 million reduction in inventory. These reductions in working capital were partially offset by lower current liabilities of $25.5 million.
Cash provided by investing activities was $6.3 million for fiscal year 2009 and was attributable to net maturities of marketable securities of $16.5 million and $1.1 million in proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment, primarily related to the sale of a vacated manufacturing facility. These sources of cash were partially offset by $11.3 million of capital expenditures, including $7.4 million in expenditures related to our Oracle ERP implementation. We implemented the Oracle ERP system in most of our U.S. operations in July 2009. There will be additional costs to implement this system in Brook's international locations, however, future costs should not significantly impact Brooks financial position or cash flow.
At September 30, 2010, Brooks had approximately $0.3 million of letters of credit outstanding.
On June 21, 2010, Brooks filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC to sell up to $200 million of securities, before any fees or expenses of the offering. Securities that may be sold include common stock, preferred stock, warrants or debt securities. Any such offering, if it does occur, may happen in one or more transactions. Specific terms of any securities to be sold will be described in supplemental filings with the SEC.
Product Offerings
In the semiconductor industry, wafer handling robotics have emerged as a critical technology in determining the efficacy and productivity of the complex tools which process 300mm wafers. A tool is built around a process chamber using automation technology provided by a company such as Brooks, to move wafers into and out of the chamber. Today, OEMs build their tools using a cluster architecture, whereby several process chambers are mounted to one central frame that processes wafers. Brooks specializes in developing and building the handling system, as well as the vacuum technology used in these tools. Brook's products can be provided as an individual component or as a complete handling system. Automation products are provided to support both atmospheric and vacuum based processes. In order to facilitate the handling and transportation of wafers into a process tool, an equipment front-end module, or EFEM, is utilized. An EFEM serves as an atmospheric interface for wafers being fabricated by tools that use either atmospheric or vacuum processes.
Brooks provides high vacuum pumps and instrumentation which are required in certain process steps to condition the processing environment and to optimize that environment by maintaining pressure consistency of the known process gas. To achieve optimal production yields, semiconductor manufacturers must ensure that each process operates at carefully controlled pressure levels. Impurities or incorrect pressure levels can lower production yields, thereby significantly increasing the cost per useable semiconductor chip produced. This increase in costs could be disastrous due to the highly competitive nature of the semiconductor market and therefore great emphasis is placed on increasing usable semiconductor chips produced per batch/run. Brooks provides various pressure measurement instruments that form part of this pressure control loop on production processing equipment. Some key vacuum processes include: dry etching and dry stripping, chemical vapor deposition, or CVD, physical vapor deposition, or PVD, and ion implantation.
In addition to proprietary products, Brooks also provides "Extended Factory" services to build EFEMs, vacuum transfer modules and other sub-systems for an OEM specified design. These are typically provided to larger semiconductor OEMs. Brooks is the largest worldwide manufacturer of EFEMs through their Gresham, Oregon and Wuxi, China facilities.
Supply Chain
Brook's Automation has realized that an important key to success is good communication with suppliers and offers a supplier training course at Brooks University. They are also showing adaptability and flexibility to customers by offering the new online supplier training. The training program also recognizes the need for critical suppliers to be up to date with the most recent information by requiring that Quality Assurance / Quality Systems, Engineering / Design Control, Manufacturing / Process Controls, and Management / Account Management complete an online training. Brooks has designated two critical employees to run the Brooks Automation Supply Chain Management Team: Douglas W. Funsch, Director of Supplier Quality Assurance (ASG) who can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com or 978-262-5889 and Robert Dixon, Director of Supplier Chain Management (ASG) who can be contacted at email@example.com or 978-262-1587.
Throughout fiscal years 2008 and 2009, Brooks implemented a number of cost reduction programs to improve productivity and align their cost structure with a reduced demand environment. The cost reduction efforts focused on actions that would decrease overhead cost structure for the foreseeable future. Although personnel have been added during fiscal year 2010, including temporary employees, these additions were made primarily to address increased production requirements and to invest in certain product development programs.
Brooks has revamped their manufacturing process during the recent recession including implementing an extended factory mix which leads to lower overhead absorption. Management believes these changes will allow for margins of 31-32% into the foreseeable future. To further improve the manufacturing process Brooks uses a just in time manufacturing strategy. The have outsourced non-critical componets such as machine parts, wire harnesses, and PC boards (helps to reduce fixed operating costs, improves working capital efficency, reduces manufacturing cycle times, and improves the flexibility to rapidly adjust production capacities). Brooks often uses single sourcing (quality contorl and economies of scale) for parts and materials, when they are readily available from other supply sources. They are also increasing the flexibility of their workforce with 17% of their employees part time, and its important to note that only 46 of their employees from a German manufacturing plant have a collective bargaining agreement. Due to these recent improvements management forecasts margins of 31-32% into the foreseeable future, much more optimistic than the 10 year average at 28.9%.
The market Brooks competes is significantly dependent on capital expenditures by semiconductor manufacturers and OEMs that are, in turn, dependent on the current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors. Demand for semiconductors is cyclical and has historically experienced periodic downturns. During economic downturns and periods of uncertainty capital expenditures by semiconductor manufactures decreases significantly.
During economic downturns Brook's must also maintain satisfactory capital expenditures to remain competitive in the future, regardless of the fact that revenues are decreasing while profits are shrinking. The recent reduction in capital expenditures could result in unsatisfactory future patent issuances, and ability to react to the rapidly changing semiconductor market. Brooks spent 23,439 during 2008, 11,339 during 2009, and 3,472 in 2010 on capital expenditures, this decrease of 85% between 2008 and 2010 could negatively impact future product offerings and their ability to remain competitive.
Brooks has seen favorable increases in their margin for Q1 2011 when compared to Q4 2010. For their Critical Solutions Segment their gross margin expanded to 41.7% from 40.5%, while their operating margin also increased to 18.1% from 18%. For Brook's Systems Solutions Segment their gross margin expanded to 23.9% from 22.9% while their operating margin also increased to 11.4% from 11%. These favorable increases in margins, if continued or possibly improved, would have a positive impact on
Risks / Threats:
The cyclical nature of the semiconductor manufacturing industry and the competitive pressure (price pressures may adversely affect sales) are important risks to note just due to the nature of their business.
Another risk is keeping up with the technological advances, a lag in R&D would dramatically impact both Brook's brand name and sales revenue. Brook's United States patents will expire at various times throughout April 2028 However, although R&D sales has been down ($31.2M for 2010, $31.6M for 2009 compared to $42.9M for 2008) management has indicated R&D will likely increase to pre-recession levels going into the future. Additionally, Brooks has recently received several new patents: on March 8th Brooks received patent 7,904,182 for "Scalable Motion Control System", March 3rd received patent 7,899,562 for "Methods and Systems for Controlling a Semiconductor Fabrication Process" and March first received patent 7,891,936 for "High Speed Substrate Aligner Apparatus." To ensure that trade secrets remain within the company Brooks requires all technical and management personnel to enter into proprietary information and nondisclosure agreements.
As with any manufacturing setting there are inherent risks along the lines of quality control. To combat this risk Brooks has adopted quality assurance procedures that include standard design practices, component selection procedures, vendor control procedures and comprehensive reliability testing and analysis to ensure the performance of our products.
Brooks has evolved into an international corporation with manufacturing facilities and customers throughout the world. For the fiscal year ended September 2010 46% of total revenues were derived from sales outside of North America and 47% of 2009 sales were from outside of North America.Brooks expects international sales, including increased sales in Asia, will continue to account for a significant portion of revenues. Additionally Brooks intends to maintain their global footprint in sales, service and repair operations.
An important risk to be noted is the few customers make up a significant portion of their revenues and the trend is expected to continue. Sales to their largest ten customers accounted for 63%, 44%, and 52% of total revenues in the fiscal years ended September 20 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The loss of one or more of these major customers, a significant decrease in orders from one of these customers, or the inability of one or more customers to make payments to Brooks when they are due could materially affect revenue, business, and reputation.
There are also significant deferred tax liabilities which will depress future earnings. Brooks adopted the guidance related to uncertain tax positions on October 1, 2007. As of September 30, 2010, the total amount of net unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions and the accrual for the related interest was $15.0 million, of which $12.5 million represents a future cash outlay. We are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of the cash settlement for this liability since the timing of future tax examinations by various tax jurisdictions and the related resolution is uncertain.
In connection with the acquisition of Helix Technology Corporation in October 2005, Brooks assumed the responsibility for the Helix Employees' Pension Plan (the "Plan"). Brooks froze the benefit accruals and future participation in the Plan as of October 31, 2006. currently, there is a liability of $5.9 million recorded on Brook's consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2010 related to this Plan. The timing of payments for this Plan is impacted by a number of estimates including earnings on Plan assets and the timing of future distributions. Actual results may differ from these estimates, which may materially impact the timing of future payments. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, Brooks made a voluntary contribution of $3.6 million to this plan, which was in addition to the $0.6 million of required minimum contributions made throughout fiscal year 2010.
Although likely insignificant, Brooks also has locked in future lease payments which could possibly place additional burden on future cash flows. Brooks is a guarantor on a lease in Mexico that expires in January 2013. The remaining payments under this lease at September 30, 2010 are approximately $0.9 million.
Buyer Power
Most of the industry's key segments are dominated by a small number of large players. This means that buyers have little bargaining power. During 2010 Brooks became more dependent upon significant customers. For the period ending September 30, 2008 Brooks had two customers responsible for over 10% of revenues, for 2009 this number decreased to one, and for the period ended September 30, 2010 Brooks had three customers each responsible for over 10% of Brook's revenues. These major customers could use Brook's reliance upon them to continue satisfactory revenues as a weapon in negotiating contracts and the prices for future services.
Supplier Power
For the large semiconductor companies, suppliers have little power - there are many different companies that offer very similar products. This diffusion of risk over many companies allows the chip giant to keep the bargaining power of any one supplier to a minimum. However, with production getting hugely expensive, many smaller chip makers are becoming increasingly dependent on a handful of large foundries. As the suppliers of cutting-edge equipment and production skills, merchant foundries enjoy considerable industry bargaining power. The largest U.S.-based foundry belongs to none other than IBM – which is also a top chip maker in its own right.
Threat of Substitutes
The threat of substitutes in the semiconductors industry really depends on the segment. While intellectual property protection might stop the threat of new substitute chips for a period of time, within a short period of time companies start to produce similar products at lower prices. Copy-cat suppliers are a problem: a company that spends millions, if not billions, of dollars on the creation of a faster, more reliable chip will strive to recoup the R&D costs. But then along comes a player that reverse engineers the system and markets a similar product for a fraction of the price.
Although Brook's has patents, and continues to acquire more, for their major products. These patents will eventually expire, and any competitive advantage Brooks had becomes useless. The products they once offered at premium prices, now become the very substitutes they will have to compete against. So, unless Brook's can continue to patent and protect their intellectual property while also developing newer and better product offerings other companies will be able to produce their products thus increasing competition which will lower margins and destroy any profit for Brooks.
Rivalry amongst Competitors
Although there is significant rivalry amongst competitors in the semiconductor manufacturing industry there are patents, trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures, copyrights, trademarks and licensing agreements to protect technology which ensure that Brooks can maintain their competitive advantage for their specific product offerings.
Brooks is attempting to enter into the LED manufacturing market. Although there are many existing suppliers to LED manufactures, the increasing complexity and demands for more controlled environments (including temp, atmosphere, etc.) will give Brooks a competitive advantage over existing suppliers.
Barriers to Entry
A major barrier to entry are the patents and significant technological innovations required to compete in the semiconductor, flat panel display and related process equipment industries. The 31.2 million dollars spent in 2010, 31.6 million dollars spent in 2009, and 42.9 million dollars spend in 2008 are not to gain a competitive advantage but to remain competitive. For a new company to enter this market they would likely have to spend a significant amount more than Brook's historical average to achieve the many different patents required to play in the semiconductor manufacturing space that Brooks plays in. Additionally, the semiconductor manufacturing industry is cyclical, which would potentially kill new companies if they enter at the wrong time and would likely scare many potential investors or lenders from taking the risks associated with the semiconductor manufacturing industry. lastly, there are significant competitive pressures for Brooks, even with their established brand name and image, so the pressures on a new company without any prior performance to assure quality control would likely be unbearable.


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Guest Author: Riddhi KinariwalaAdalaj Ni Vav is a hidden treasure that photographers shouldn't miss. It is one of the most beautiful specimen of local architecture and here are some pictures from a recent visit to Adalaj Ni Vav. Get featured: Love clicking photographs of Ahmedabad? Want to publish them on The Ahmedabad Blog? ...Read More »
Ahmedabad Lens: Gandhi Ashram
Guest Author: Reema Modha ShahGandhi Ashram is also known by other names such as Sabarmati Ashram, Harijan Ashram and Satyagraha Ashram. The Ashram receives more than 700000 visitors a year and if you live in Ahmedabad, you shouldn't miss out on visiting this heritage place. Here are some pictures from ...Read More »
Ahmedabad Lens: Heritage Walk in Ahmedabad
Guest Author: Janki BhavsarA heritage walk through Ahmedabad allows you to understand the intricacies of Ahmedabad's heritage, architecture, culture and glorious past. If you are an explorer by nature, all you need is are a few hours to yourself and a camera in your hand. Walk through the famous Pols of ...Read More »
International Museum Day celebrations in Ahmedabad
Each year, 18th May is marked as International Museum Day worldwide. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. Most people are unaware, but Ahmedabad is home to some really unique ...Read More »
Jain Heritage Walk
If you love heritage and would love to explore some more of Ahmedabad's heritage, there is a reason to be happy. Last weekend, Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) and City Heritage Centre launched the "Jain Heritage Walk" in Ahmedabad, which will take visitors to unexplored 33 Jain sites in ...Read More »
Mata Bhavani's Step Well Ahmedabad
We all are used to the scorching summer sun in Ahmedabad - the cold ice creams and soda pops, centrally air-conditioned malls to beat the heat and deserted afternoon streets! Of course a few centuries ago, this wasn't the scene. There was only one way to beat the heat in ...Read More »


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The Woman Next Door
Cass Green
Melissa and Hester have lived next door to each other for years. When Melissa's daughter was younger, Hester was almost like a grandmother to her. But recently they haven't been so close. Hester has plans to change all that. It's obvious to her that despite Melissa's outwardly glamorous and successful life, she needs Hester's help. But taking help from Hester might not be such a good idea for a woman with as many secrets as Melissa…
The Woman Next Door is a classic psychological novel. Two damaged characters, two deadly secrets and a weird relationship. As you can expect, this story is told from two perspectives: Melissa's and Hester's, who happen to be next-door neighbors.
What's the story about? Melissa seems to have a perfect life but she has a dark past that she wants nobody to find out. On the other hand, Hester is a lonely woman who's obssessed with being friends with Melissa, even if she isn't interested. But when someone from Melissa's past appears, things get out of control…
Some people might find it hard to connect with this book because of the two main characters. Melissa comes off a bit cold and unlikeable and Hester is just so desperate and lonely that you don't inmediately like her that much. But as I kept reading, Hester actually grew on me and I felt very sorry for her. Melissa… that's another story.
Something I liked about this book is that there's an unreliable narrator. This is not a spoiler, you can figure it out from the start. That feeling when you read what happens from two different points of view and the stories don't really match… I love that. And deep down, you know who you should believe.
All in all, The Woman Next Door was a bit predictable overall. If you've read similar stories (this reminded me of a movie although I can't remember which one), you usually know how these characters are going to behave: you start noticing the signs and you just need to wait for everything to explode. However, there was something at the end that did surprised me a lot. I liked that.
A quick, short read about two different women who are brought together when someone witness something they shouldn't have.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.


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Mid Week monthly outing for GC/NRKFC members and guests, held on the second Wednesday each month.
Final Mid Week outing for 2017, and is locked in for freshwater, so the full fortnight notice is available this month
LOCATION: HINZE DAM EAST Ramp
Coming from the north, or south, ignore all road signs to Hinze Dam, these exit signs only lead you to the dam wall and western arm only, which is not the outing venue.
From South on Pacific Hwy ....Take Exit 80 The Link Way, Springbrook, Mudgeeraba then follow later sign to Springbrook, see mud map below
From North ..... Take Exit 79 Mudgeeraba Robina ..... then follow SPRINGBROOK signs, again ignore the Hinze Dam sign ...after passing thru Mudgeeraba you will be on the Gold Coast Springbrook Road and this mud map will get you to the ramp about 10 minutes later.
The turn off into Little Nerang Road is about 300m after you pass a water treatment plant and old caravan park
DATE: WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13, 2017 there will be no postponements or date changes due to weather, you alone decide your attendance
LAUNCH TIME: This is your own choice so suit yourself as it is not a competition.
There is a gate at the dam that opens at 5,30am.
RETURN ASHORE: About midday so members can have a yarn together before going home.
SAUSAGE SIZZLE [only if a minimum 5 starters come to the outing] note BYO drink.
Free if kitty covers costs OR $3 per head contribution to cover costs, only if needed, any surplus will be rolled over into the MW kitty
If you intend coming along add your name to this thread before Monday11 Dec so others know and also is a guide BBQ shopping, and for new members there are no formalities, just come along.


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Falling Into Place.
G worked at the DVQ, which was basically a hotel. All the famous people and high army officials stayed there. While we were there Robin Williams, Vince Vaughan, Colin Powell, and the Chief of the Army Reserves General Helmy came. Robin Williams did stand up…he's pretty funny. I wrote an article on General Helmy. He was nice. One day a top General flew in from Baghdad and we were sitting on the couch, playing on the internet. Her sergeant had left his music playing on his computer and the song changed to some "titties 'n ass, titties 'n ass…" song and it wouldn't stop repeating it. And this fucking General walks in and we were suppose to jump to attention. But we just stared at the guy like, we didn't put this song on. Thank god he thought it was funny and didn't get us in trouble.
I started writing for the newspaper within the first week. I loved it. I was really shy at first…I didn't really know how to approach people but I just went with it. Also within the first week my commanding officer and I had to go outside the wire to all the surrounding villages where the newspaper usually covers story. To do this we had to go out with the Civil Affairs unit. Whenever we would go out we would go with them. They were worked as security and acted as "spokesmen" for the Army. The high Iraqi officials in the towns would all meet with the Civil Affairs team and talk about projects that were going on within the village. The first time out I was so nervous. I packed my flack vest with so much ammo and I prayed…kind of…I was like, if there is God or anything don't let any of us die. It was pretty intimidating. We went to 11 villages. We didn't get out of our vehicles at all of them. But I saw Iraq with my own eyes. It wasn't like the shit I saw on TV…TV has no emotion…it just goes from one clip to another…like, oh a Soldier died and 10 Iraqis were blown up and now here's John Smith with the weather. People weren't running around burning flags and yelling at us. I saw the people we were tying to liberate...if that is what we are doing over there. I saw the way people looked at us. The way they smiled at us. The way some of them ignored us and the fact we were rolling across their land. I saw kids…so many kids. We really should be passing out condoms there. I guess I was pretty naïve when it came to the kids and women. They loved seeing female Soldiers out there. There usually isn't a lot of us that go out there. I held a lot of hands…I was grabbed a lot…all I wanted to do was smile and try to show that I cared and I didn't want to harm them. I don't know if they thought I was harmful…but I was just curious like they were. I met these two little girls at one of our stops. They were sisters and one was mentally handicapped. They just stood there with 6 humvees around them holding hands. I gave them lollipops, learned their names, they hugged me and showed me where the lived. Their mom was peeking out from the back of the house…she'd duck every time I looked in her direction. Finally she waved and showed me her other baby. At another village the Editor of the newspaper (who is a Staff Sergeant) and I came across a lady washing clothes in her backyard. She had three kids running around. She held up her little boy…she was so proud…we took some pictures. Then we saw a baby behind her…he was basically stuffed into a milk crate and had hundreds of flies on his face. We took a couple pictures but she started freaking out so we had to stop. I guess she wasn't proud of that kid. I didn't want the mission to be over. One girl asked me if I would come over and play at her house. I didn't know if I wanted to cry or laugh. All I could think was, great we'll drink tea and play house. And then Osama's best friends, cousins brother who lives next door to you will see me, he'll cut off my head and you'll have a new soccer ball. I guess she was just as naïve as I was. Our trip was finally over and we didn't get attacked.


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La Femme 24023
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Enchanting jacquard mermaid dress with a strapless sweetheart neckline and floral print. Back zipper closure.
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DetailsThe Buckeyes were ready to march - not just to a Big Ten title - not just to the Rose Bowl - but to the National Championship. In 1966, The Ohio State University Buckeyes suffered only their second losing season under Coach Woody Hayes. In 1967, with a record of 2-3, many fans were calling for Woody's head, and it appeared the Buckeyes needed to win the last four games of the season or the 1968 Buckeyes would be playing for different coaches. What the fans didn't know was that OSU had a "secret weapon."
Join the 3-time letterman Larry Zelina, Coach Earle Bruce, and your host Mark "Munch" Bishop, as they relive 1968 - the year of the "Super Sophomores." Experience the thrills and excitement as the Ohio State Buckeyes march to the National Championship.
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Leipzig in numbers
good reasons to StayWithUs
• 1,000 years of history and culture
• Lots of greenspaces e.g. the Clara Zetkin Park in the centre of Leipzig
• More sunny days than other German cities
• Second oldest university in Germany – with the modern facilities
• But most importantly: Leipzig is the real party capital!
Your Staytoo apartment is located at Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 144 which is also affectionately called "Karli" and is just a stone's throw away from the HTWK and the HFTL. It doesn't matter if you want to go to supermarket, a trendy neighborhood or a good café; everything is located only a short walk away. While all the others are hectically running to catch the bus going to the university, you're still comfortably lying in your bed. You can cross the street 5 minutes before your lecture starts and you'll still be on time.
Are you interested in Staytoo Apartments?
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Staytoo Leipzig
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Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman/Batman, Thor: The Dark World: September 2nd Comic Reel
As we reported last Friday here at CBR, "The Hangover" veteran Bradley Cooper will voice everyone's favorite anthropomorphized raccoon in the film. The announcement completes the Guardians filmic line-up, which also includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and — if his agents make it happen — Vin Diesel as Groot. The film is shaping up to be one of Marvel's wilder and more interesting project, collecting actors such as Karen Gillan, Benicio del Toro and Glenn Close in other roles. With this interest in mind, Empire released a preview of its upcoming print interview with Marvel grand pooba Kevin Fiege, who talks about the film. "You will learn more about Thanos in 'Guardians,' for sure. Certainly you'll get more than the one turn-around-and-smirk. You'll get much more than that," he says of the marquee villain, though he point's out that Lee Pace's Ronan the Accuser is the principle antagonist.
Release date: August 1st, 2014
Bryan Crantson jokes with the Boston Globe about his possible role as Lex Luthor in the "Man of Steel" sequel. "I think that maybe my name is bandied about because I'm known to be bald. 'What bald guy can we get?' The reality is they can take any actor and shave his head or put a bald cap on him," he says. As to his plan for the immediate future, which includes a play and directing an episode of "Modern Family," the former Heisenberg plans to "relax the rest of the year. There's some irons in the fire, things that people are talking about, but nothing is set." If he does end up playing the greatest criminal mind of our time — um, after Walter White, of course — Jesse Pinkman will get the credit. He called it immediately after Walt shaved his head.
Release date: July 17th, 2015
Walking to the theater to see Pacific Rim again, I noted to a friend that Christopher Eccleston must be the most advertising-adverse-but-in-demand actor working today. The ambivalent Ninth Doctor is missing from U.S. posters for a smaller film called "Unfinished Song" despite being third billed and has yet to appear in any "Thor" publicity. As though the internet heard my comment, Comic Book Movie spotted a first publicity image to include Eccleston as Malekith:
Well, it's certainly recognizable as Eccelston, but I'm not sure if this counts. Meanwhile, Superhero Hype has an on-set interview they conducted with Chris Hemsworth while the film was still in production last year. Asked about where the film fits in the Marvel Cinematic Universe tapestry, the actor said, "I think they all link up in some way, but I think Marvel is pretty adamant about them being their own stories, 'cause I was wondering if we were going to start doing cameos of everyone's film, but I guess that would take away from the impact of all of us when we do finally come together, so I think these stories they kind of segue off into their own world."
Starring Chris Hemsworth, release date: November 8th, 2013
The Los Angeles Times rounded up some Twitter reaction to the announcement that James Spader will be Ultron in the super-powered sequel, including this gem from Tom Hiddleston: "Go on, James Spader. Go get 'em." Director Joss Whedon notes how much he loves the connection fans are making between Spader and Robert Downey Jr. and their infamous 1980s meeting in "Less Than Zero" and Scott Kurtz jokes that Marvel got his letters.
Directed by Joss Whedon & starring everybody, release date: May 1st, 2015
I'm posting this image that Schwarzenegger Instagramed (via The Hollywood Reporter) simply because I never thought it would happen:
The future is certainly a strange and terrifying place.
Starring everybody else, release date: August 15st, 2014
Lou Ferrigno claims his status as "The" Incredible Hulk while chatting with The Los Angeles Times Hero Complex. "The truth is, I've been the Hulk my whole life," he explains. "The Hulk was the beginning of me, a platform as an actor to grow. I don't think anybody else can play the Hulk like I could. I was able to show emotions even with all of the makeup. I don't think it can be duplicated." Certainly not with a dude in green makeup. I doubt that will ever happen again. Ferrigno's status is confirmed by his cameos in the Hulk movies — right down to "The Avengers," in which he provided the Hulk's screams and even his most memorable line.
Release date: On home video now!
As reported by Deadline and other outlets, animation legend Hayao Miyazaki plans for his recently complete "The Wind Rises" to be his last feature. Though Miyazaki considers retiring after every film since "Princess Mononoke," I can believe this is it. He's in his 70s and animated movies are complex beasts of scale and endurance. Maybe it's time to just draw by the seaside. That wouldn't be a bad life.
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A feminine version of the muscle tank, this must-have style is designed with exceptionally soft poly-viscose fabrication that softly drapes around curves. The modern elongated armholes and curved bottom hem make it perfect for layering or perfect for the gym! E4:14 is printed on both front and back with gold vinyl in a beautiful calligraphic script. And, you get to rep Faith Rx'd with the fun gold branding on the back!
This tank would also make an awesome gift for your bestie, mom, sister…any lady for that matter. Remind her of that sweet destiny God has in His will for each of us. We were created. Called. Crowned.
We recommend washing this in cold water with like fabrics. Tumble or air dry flat. No heat.
- Trendy Women's muscle tank. Lightweight black with gold vinyl front and back print.
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Internationally renowned artist David Drebin shares tips for travelling stylishly and what he loves photographing the most when on the road.
Travel Smarter. Travel Better.
Tagged miami
The Langford hotel gives us a stylish excuse to explore downtown Miami
Keen to seen Miami beyond the beach? The Langford, in the heart of the city's downtown, offers key access to the art scene and more.
L'Atlas on the best places for street art and memories as souvenirs
The renowned street artist shares his travel tips and a look at his upcoming itinerary.


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This is crochet version of my pug, Gipper. Can you see the resemblance?
Pattern by Lyzard and found here. It's actually for a Pitbull, but I didn't have to change much to get it to look puggy. Added a pipe-cleaner in the tail to give it a curl, and little tongue.
This was my first experiment with Amigurumi, and also following a pattern for crochet.
And it seems as though the world followed my lead:
(snagged from Craftzine)
How-To: Knit a Jack Russell Terrier
"My friend, Michelle, posted a link to this awesome pattern for a knit Jack Russell Terrier on my Facebook page, and I couldn't resist sharing it. The pattern excerpt comes from the new book Best in Show by Sally Muir and Jo Osbornethat contains more than 25 different patterns for different breeds of dogs. I'm also particularly smitten with the English Bulldog, too."
I have a feeling these will be friends' Christmas presents this year.
M's dachshund?
K's kitty?
B's kitty?
hmmm . . .